Chapter 628 629 [Phenomenal TV series]
Xiang Nan''s sixth album "Daoxiang" did not receive much publicity.
There were no program announcements going around, and there were no book signings or fan meetings.
There is no way, there are too many people looking for Xiang Nan now, and he is really not suitable to appear in public.
?Just like the bosses of NetEase, Baidu, and Tengxun, they rarely appear in public and are extremely low-key.
Even though the bosses of Alibaba and Wanda are often in the news, if you take a closer look, you will know that those who attend are all under tight security and rarely wander around.
After all, safety comes first, life is at stake!
In fact, even if Xiang Nan didn''t promote it, his album would have received quite a lot of attention.
Because the blessing effect of money is much greater than imagined.
As the richest young man in China at this stage, his every move has attracted much attention.
?Just like Jack Ma in those years, anything he said could be spread as a famous quote.
Therefore, there was no much publicity for "Daoxiang". After its release, the number of orders alone was as high as two million copies, which is quite exaggerated.
? And the final sales of this album reached more than three million. It is said to be the best-selling album in the Chinese music industry in 2004, and it is definitely worthy of the title.
Even during the major awards season at the end of the year, although Xiang Nan did not go there in person, he still won awards such as the most popular male singer in the mainland, the best singer in the mainland, the best Mandarin album, and the top ten golden songs of the year.
For him, all major award ceremonies have broken the unspoken rules. It can be said that the charm of money is really not small.
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?In October, the TV series "Wulin Gaiden" was officially launched on Yanjing Satellite TV.
Originally, people did not have high hopes for the ratings of this drama. The reason why I bought it was mainly because of Xiang Nan''s face.
?Unexpectedly, this drama, which is full of parody, banter, and deconstruction of classic martial arts novels, and which made the old-school audience think it was ridiculous, would actually become very popular after it was aired.
Especially young people, they like this drama very much and spontaneously use it to enjoy it. So soon, the show became so popular. When it was broadcast on Yanjing Satellite TV, the highest ratings repeatedly reached 12%, which is quite terrifying.
?The leading actors Yan Wei, Yao Chen, Sha Yi, Jiang Wei, Yu Enzhu, Fan Wei and others became famous almost overnight, becoming extremely popular.
? Major film and television companies have extended their offers, and the remuneration and treatment are easily negotiable. For example, Yan Fan''s salary has increased twenty times. It can be said that her net worth is a hundred times higher than before.
?However, Yan Fan did not forget the well-digger, and she was very loyal and did not change jobs from Zhiqingchun, but still stayed in the studio. And people like Yao Chen, Sha Yi, Yu Enzhu, Jiang Wei, Fan Wei, etc. are also willing to join Zhiyoun.
Because no one is stupid. In the entertainment industry, to the end, the only thing that matters is capital. Only when you have money can you invest in filming dramas, and only when you have money can you promote and hype it.
Hang Nan is now the richest man in the Mainland film and television industry. With more than 6 billion yuan, if you lose 100 million a year, you can lose until you die. No one is as solid as him.
So the future development of Youth is really very promising.
After Xiang Nan considered it, he only accepted Sha Yi and Yao Chen.
Firstly, they have the most potential, and secondly, they can also fill the gaps in the company.
Sha Yi has good looks and acting skills. He can play both niche and middle-level roles. He is very suitable for family dramas, period dramas, workplace dramas, etc. Yao Chen''s looks are not too good to be a Huadan, but he has no problem playing Da Qingyi.
The actresses currently signed by Zhiqingchun, such as Gao Yuanyuan, Tang Wei, Tong Liyan, Zeng Lai, etc., are only suitable for starring in Huadan, and they are okay for filming romantic dramas. For a serious drama, the image and acting skills are not enough, and Yao Chen can just fill this position.???…
After "Wulin Gaiden" became a hit on Yanjing Satellite TV, major TV stations immediately competed for the second-run broadcast rights, which also made Zhichun Studio make a lot of money.
The movie version of "Wulin Gaiden" will soon be put on the agenda by Xiang Nan.
?In the real world, "Wulin Gaiden" was originally intended to be a sequel like "The Story of the Cooking Class". But I didn''t expect this TV series to be so popular that it became a phenomenon drama like "Huan Zhuge Ge" and "Bright Sword".
?The popularity and remuneration of several leading actors have increased rapidly, and their schedules are full, so that making a sequel has become completely impossible. So later on I had to keep it simple and make a movie, but it was very difficult to get it together.
Xiang Nan didn''t want to delay it for so long. He wanted to take advantage of the popularity of "Wulin Gaiden" and seize the time to shoot the movie version. Earn a wave of dividends first. It is also possible to make a second or third movie when there is an opportunity in the future.
So he wrote the script first and gave it to director Shang Shuo for overall planning.
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? Time comes to December, and the most watched movie in the mainland film industry is "Kung Fu" directed by Zhou Xingchi.
Even before the movie was released, the publicity for it was overwhelming, causing people in the film industry to panic, and no one dared to fight against it.
?At the critical moment, it was director Feng Xiaogang who launched his latest masterpiece with Ge You - "My Name is Zhang Xingfu", which tells the absurd and interesting experiences of the little character Zhang Xingfu in one day.
??This movie is adapted from the novella "A Happy Day" that was ranked in the 2003 China Novel Society rankings. It is still a familiar Feng comedy style.
In fact, he was supposed to direct the drama "A World Without Thieves" originally. It was also from this movie that Feng Xiaogang gave up his best comedy movies and switched to more commercial action movies.
?However, because Xiang Nan filmed it in advance, it was difficult for him to collide with Xiang Nan, so he could only return to the old comedy path first and make changes later.
"My Name is Zhang Xingfu" was released on December 9, and the box office and reputation are still good. After all, Feng Xiaogang has directed comedy films for so many years, so he still has enough experience.
It has been released for half a month and has a total box office of 31 million yuan. This result is quite satisfactory, not much different from the performance of "Mobile" last year.
But compared with "House of Flying Daggers" released in the same year, the gap is huge.
Cheung Yimou''s "House of Flying Daggers" was released in July, with a box office of 156 million. It has also been introduced abroad by many film producers and is very popular in North America.
?This puts a lot of pressure on Feng Xiaogang.
You know, he was synonymous with box office before.
Cheung Yimou''s previous films such as "My Father and Mother", "Happy Days", "No One Left Behind", "Speak Well", etc. were all well-received but not well-received. They had high reputations but poor box office performance.
But now, "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" directed by others have sold hundreds of millions at the box office. Even Americans praised their films for being well-made and making a lot of money.
?Although his films "Big Shot" and "Mobile Phone" were also blockbuster hits, it has to be said that they were far behind.
?Seeing that the box office of "My Name is Zhang Xingfu" was only 50 to 60 million, Feng Xiaogang was naturally anxious. At this time, Stephen Chow''s "Kung Fu" was released, and it quickly became very popular with its wonderful story, gorgeous special effects, and superhuman imagination.
Comparatively, the box office of "My Name is Zhang Xingfu" plummeted like a cliff. The daily box office dropped from three million to one hundred million, which was a cut in half.
?At this rate, it would be amazing if "My Name is Zhang Xingfu" could get a box office of 40 to 50 million yuan at most. This may be a good result in the eyes of others, but in Feng Xiaogang''s eyes, it is simply humiliation.
(End of this chapter)